Senior Business Analyst

Reporting into a newly established function of Product Architecture, this role will be part of a small senior team accountable for achieving the outcomes on Key Strategic Business Programmes. 

Success for the new Product Architecture function will see our Platform being an asset for our business in the multi-brand, multi-license, multi-vertical and multi-channel world we play. Your role will include high-level analysis on key programmes that deliver on that Platform-as-an-asset vision. 

As a key individual contributor, you will be part of a leadership team on specific programmes, working with the local verticals to analyse the right solutions, seeking clarity on key decisions points and ensuring the business makes the globally correct decision over any local vertical interest. 

You will lead, from an analysis perspective, on programmes but ensure each area of the business appropriately analyses, understands and takes responsibility for their involvement in making the overall programme a success. 

What you’ll do:

Requirement Capture & Planning 

• Ownership of clear & unambiguous functional and non-functional business requirements and processes.  

• Immerse yourself in the product, the digital and customer experience to become an expert in the vertical with which you are working 

• Conduct Stakeholder analysis, working with key stakeholders across the global organisation to: 

•  identify & document business & customer requirements for core platforms and brands,  build a detailed gaps analysis  

• Condense gaps and requirements into prioritised system development 

• Review detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) created by the product team to ensure they meet the business requirements 

• Work with development teams to size the work and support planning of the roadmap. 

• Take ownership and leadership of the entire analysis life cycle within an Agile  
  product development lifecycle. 

• Understand RAID, proactive escalation of risk with mitigation analysis  
  and recommendations. 

• Be a key team member at project initiation, assisting with setting the  
  strategy and scope of the project.  

Plan Execution 

• Work with the local teams/brands and the programme leadership teams to review current challenges, uncover root causes, recommend course correction, and implement strategies to support implementation effectiveness based on feedback 

• Define clear & unambiguous functional and non-functional business requirements and processes. 

• Share the detail behind your analysis with appropriate stakeholders, define and communicate any key issues 

What you’ll bring:

• Senior BA experience within a scaled agile development methodology environment 

• Bring a deep understanding and experience of Business Analysis best practice 

• Naturally collaborative with a strong commitment to encouraging cross-functional problem solving and decision making to realise outcomes and build trust  

• An analytical and inquisitive mind-set with the ability to analyse complex problems, determine solutions, and produce tangible outcomes 

• Ability to maintain a balance between short-term delivery and longer-term strategy 

• Highly organised and self-motivated, with a demonstrable history of  
  ownership, responsibility and accountability. 

• A pragmatic outlook with a strong focus on delivery, and a desire to see a job 
  through to conclusion 

• Excellent networking, communication and influencing skills, comfortable  
  operating at all levels of an organisation 

• Experience working In virtual teams with virtual product and development squads a plus